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No. 362,264. I Patented May 3, 1887.

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UNITED STATES OTIS G. FISHER, OF OXVOSSO, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO ISAAC PATENT OFFICE.

BASSFORD, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

PIN ATTACHMENT FOR BROOCHES 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 362,264, dated May3,1887.

Application filed October 4, 1886. Serial No. 215,270. (NomodcL) To allwhom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OTIs G. FISHER, of Owosso, in the county ofShiawassee and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved PinAttachment for Brooches, &c., of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of one form of breastpin or brooch towhich my invention may be applied. Fig. 2 is a side view of the same,showing the pin attachment in broken section, the point of the pin beingplaced in the loop. Fig. 3 is a side elevation showing the pin justdetached from the loop, and Fig. 4 is a similar View showing the pinpartially open.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings,and then pointed out in the claims.

A represents the body of the brooch; B, the pinholding loop; 0, the pin;and D represents the pin attachment for securing the pin to the back ofthe brooch. The pin 0 is formed with a locking plate or head, a, held ina cavity formed by the pin attachment D, the pin portion being passedthrough an orifice, I), made in the attachment D, so that this headtakes the place of the joint-p-in or rivet ordi narily used. Theattaching device D, besides holding the pin C without a rivet, is formedto exert a spring action upon the pin, so that when the pin is releasedfrom the loop Bit will be moved away from the loop to the position shownin Fig. 3, which facilitates the withdrawal of the pin from the garment,and also its insertion into the garment, as the pin does not have to beheld by the fingers away from the body of the brooch at the time ofinsertion. The head a is made of considerable width and the orifice 1)small to hold the pin from lateral movement.

The attaching device D is composed in this instance of the bot-tomplate, (Z, which is soldered to the body of the brooch, and of the upperspring-plate, d, which holds and acts upon the pin 0 and head a. Theupperportion, d,

is bent to form the angle (I at which the orifice b is formed. Theforward end of the bot tom portion, (2, is formed with an upturned lip,c, to act as a guard to the forward free end of the upper springportion, (1. The plate or heada is made slightly wider than the distancefrom the angle (2 to the bottom plate, I, and the said plate or head ais set at an obtuse angle with the pin 0, so that when the pin is raisedto theposition shown in Fig. ithe spring portion d will exert a downwardpressure upon the head a and hold the pin in that position. If the pin 0be accidentally turned back to the position shown in dotted line in Fig.4., the plate or head a will strike the forward inclined portion, 1, ofthe spring portion (1 of the attachment and be held as by a spring orelastic joint, so there will be no danger of breaking the pin, as is-thecase with the ordinary pin-joint.

When the pin 0 is closed and placed in the loop B, the plate or head astrikes the inclined portion 1" of the spring portion d of the attach-Inent before the pin reaches theloop B, and at this time the pinfulcrnms at the forward end of the orifice b, so that the furtherdownward or closing movement of the pin to place it in the loop B exertsa torsion and a depressing action upon the upper portion, 11, of theattachment, thus creating a tension in the said upper portion which willreact and lift the pin to the position shown in Fig. 3 upon removing thepin from the loop B. In addition to this last-named advantage, the pinis not liable to become unhooked from the loop B, is cheap, secure, notliable to get out of order or to be broken, and in case repairs shouldbe required the pin can be detached by simplyturning back the upperspring portion, 01, of the attachment D sufficiently to permit the platea to pass the lip 0, when the pin can be withdrawn from the orifice b.

Having thus fully described my invention, what Iclaim as new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The pin 0, having a head or plate,a, standing at an angle to the length of the pin, in combination with aspring-holding plate rigidly attached at one end to the body of thebrooch, substantially as described.

2. The spring-holding plate attached rigidly at one end to the body ofthe brooch, in compin 0, having the flattened head or plate a, binationwith the pin and the guard 0, subsubstantially as described. stantiallyas and for the purposes set forth. 5. The attaching device D, formedwith the 3. The pinattaching device D, formed with bottom portion, (1,lip c, and upper spring por- 5 the spring-plate d, bent to form theangle (1 tion, d, bent to form the angle (1 and having [5 and having theorifice b to receive the ,pin, subthe orifice b, substantially asdescribed.

stantially as described. 7 OTIS G. FISHER.

4. The attaching device formed with the Vitnesscs: spring-plate d, bentto form the angle (1 and 4 O. D. STEWART, Io'having the orifice b, incombination with the M. L. STE\VART.

